Reliability Engineer
Umicore
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Pasadena • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Conduct a comprehensive diagnostic review of current maintenance practices, workflows, staffing, and system maturity.
- Evaluate PM/PdM programs, schedule compliance, corrective maintenance backlog, and critical asset strategies.
- Identify sources of recurring failures, reactive maintenance drivers, and chronic downtime issues.
- Review and optimize preventive maintenance tasks based on OEM guidance, failure history, and reliability principles.
- Recommend predictive technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, lubrication programs, etc.) as needed.
- Develop or refine asset criticality rankings and maintenance strategies for each class of equipment.
- Assess and redesign work identification, work order planning, job kitting, and scheduling workflows.
- Standardize processes for prioritization, job plans, documentation, and close‑out quality.
- Establish KPIs for maintenance effectiveness (MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, backlog quality, etc.).
- Audit storeroom processes, parts usage discipline, and inventory accuracy.
- Identify missing or incorrect SAP min/max levels and lead an initiative to correct and sustain them.
- Provide guidance, mentoring, and practical coaching to the Maintenance Manager, Planner, and key technicians.
- Support development of skills in reliability fundamentals, planning/scheduling, and root cause analysis.
- Lead or coach the team through structured RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and problem‑solving activities.
- Ensure meaningful corrective actions are identified, executed, and verified for effectiveness.
- Identify gaps in controls/automation support and help develop a redundancy or resilience strategy.
- Communicate progress, risks, and key findings to plant leadership in a structured, factual manner.
- Develop a roadmap for long-term maintenance and reliability maturity improvements.
- Deliver documented systems, procedures, and training materials before the assignment concludes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) or related field preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability engineering, or asset management in manufacturing, refining, or similar industrial environments.
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or equivalent strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience implementing reliability strategies such as RCM, FMEA, PM optimization, and predictive technologies.
- Strong knowledge of CMMS/EAM systems (SAP experience highly preferred).
- Proven experience coaching or developing maintenance leaders and frontline teams.
- Strong analytical, communication, and change‑management skills.
- Ability to build trust while driving organizational improvements.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
predictive maintenancepreventive maintenanceroot cause analysisfailure mode and effects analysisreliability-centered maintenanceasset managementjob planningwork order planningKPI developmentvibration analysis
Soft Skills
coachingmentoringcommunicationanalytical skillschange managementtrust buildingleadershipproblem solvingorganizational improvementteam development
Certifications
Certified Maintenance & Reliability ProfessionalCMRP